Richard Martel, Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Research

communautés inuites dégradation enzymatique déversement de diesel oxydation chimique régions circumpolaire arctique régions éloignées régions froides sols contaminés

Latest papers

Polymer injection for soil and groundwater remediation: Mechanisms, applications, and lessons learned.
Journal of contaminant hydrology · 2026
Effects of cyclic temperature from geothermal heating on BTEX biodegradation in soil.
Journal of contaminant hydrology · 2026
Mobilization of DNAPL lenses in heterogeneous aquifers using shear-thinning PEO polymers: Experimental and numerical study.
Water research · 2025

All 26 publications

Latest funding

Développement d'un train technologique de traitement in situ de sols contaminés au diesel adapté au contexte des régions froides éloignées
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$299,678
Déploiement technologique du verre cellulaire en ingénierie routière
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$241,738
Ecohydrology of a managed river system: Improved hydrological, thermal and fish habitat monitoring and modelling for informed management decisions
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$918,370

All 23 grants and awards

26 publications.

01

Polymer injection for soil and groundwater remediation: Mechanisms, applications, and lessons learned.

Alamooti A, Abolhosseini P, Rabbani M, Maire J, Omirbekov S, Martel R, Cochennec M, van Hullebusch ED, Cavelan A, Colombano S

Journal of contaminant hydrology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2026.105020 PMID: 42263325

02

Effects of cyclic temperature from geothermal heating on BTEX biodegradation in soil.

Kaur G, Aziz G, Martel R, Krol M, Brar SK

Journal of contaminant hydrology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2026.104956 PMID: 42019362

03

Mobilization of DNAPL lenses in heterogeneous aquifers using shear-thinning PEO polymers: Experimental and numerical study.

Alamooti A, Baigadilov A, Sawadogo I, Martel R, Davarzani D, Ahmadi-Sénichault A, Colombano S

Water research2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122952 PMID: 39693715

04

Behavior and toxicological impact of spilled diluted bitumen and conventional heavy crude oil in the unsaturated zone.

Hepditch SLJ, Ahad JME, Martel R, To TA, Gutierrez-Villagomez JM, Larocque È, Vander Meullen IJ, Headley JV, Xin Q, Langlois VS

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124875 PMID: 39233269

05

Isotopic and microbial evidence for biodegradation of diluted bitumen in the unsaturated zone.

Mindorff LM, Mahmoudi N, Hepditch SLJ, Langlois VS, Alam S, Martel R, Ahad JME

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121170 PMID: 36736816

06

Foam injection for enhanced recovery of diesel fuel in soils: Sand column tests monitored by CT scan imagery.

Fitzhenry E, Martel R, Robert T

Journal of hazardous materials2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128777 PMID: 35462124

07

Sustainable production and co-immobilization of cold-active enzymes from Pseudomonas sp. for BTEX biodegradation.

Miri S, Perez JAE, Brar SK, Rouissi T, Martel R

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117678 PMID: 34380234

08

RDX degradation by chemical oxidation using calcium peroxide in bench scale sludge systems.

Lapointe MC, Martel R, Cassidy DP

Environmental research2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109836 PMID: 32798953

09

Etched glass micromodel for laboratory simulation of NAPL recovery mechanisms by surfactant solutions in fractured rock.

Martel R, Portois C, Robert T, Uyeda M

Journal of contaminant hydrology2019First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2019.103550 PMID: 31493908

10

Assessment of vulnerability and control measures to protect the Salbarua ecosystem from hypothetical spill sites.

Gárfias J, Llanos H, Martel R, Salas-García J, Bibiano-Cruz L

Environmental science and pollution research international2018

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2672-0 PMID: 29978311

Développement d'un train technologique de traitement in situ de sols contaminés au diesel adapté au contexte des régions froides éloignées

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Martel, Richard R

Keywords: communautés inuites; dégradation enzymatique; déversement de diesel; oxydation chimique; régions circumpolaire arctique; régions éloignées; régions froides; sols contaminés; traitement in situ; zone non saturée

$299,678

Déploiement technologique du verre cellulaire en ingénierie routière

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Bilodeau, Jean-Pascal JP

Keywords: conception; effet climatique; endommagement; infrastructures routières; matériaux; mécanique; mise en oeuvre; recyclage; verre cellulaire

$241,738

Ecohydrology of a managed river system: Improved hydrological, thermal and fish habitat monitoring and modelling for informed management decisions

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: St-Hilaire, André A

Keywords: fish habitat; hydrology; modelling; river temperature; snowmelt; thermoregulation

$918,370

Remplacement d'un équipement d'analyse élémentaire dans les matrices solides - CHNS

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Pasquier, Louis-César

$86,834

Spectrophotomètre d'émission atomique à plasma à couplage inductif (ICP-AES)

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Blais, JeanFrançois

$95,271

Réhabilitation in situ des sols contaminés et protection des eaux souterraines

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Martel, Richard

$300,000

Unique enzyme-biosurfactant caged mixes for biodegradation of high charge p-xylene contaminated sites

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Brar, Satinder Kaur

$210,000

Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) for qualitative and quantitative environmental analyses

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Brar, SatinderKaur

$62,586

Dosage d'anions en traces par chromatographie ionique

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Fortin, Claude

$106,443

Analyse environnementale avec un instrument Raman portable au site d'échantillonnage: Mesure des matériaux énergétiques dans les eaux souterraines

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Masson, JeanFrancois

$510,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Eau Terre Environnement, Centre
Chimie
Civil Engineering
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Centre Eau Terre Environnement

Co-authors at Institut national de la recherche scientifique, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Tarek Rouissi

Centre Eau Terre Environnement

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Jean-François Masson

Chimie

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Magdalena Krol

Civil Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Nagissa Mahmoudi

Earth & Planetary Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: communautés inuites Dear Professor Martel, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Polymer injection for soil and groundwater remediation: Mechanisms, applications, and lessons learned." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Développement d'un train technologique de traitement in situ de sols contaminés au diesel adapté au contexte des régions froides éloignées" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]